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Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones and artillery, authorities said Wednesday, the latest violent incident to rock the troubled Sahel country. The toll is one of the bloodiest in Mali’s decade-long insurgency, which has spread from the north of the country to the centre and south and […]

After 45 years of its creation and perpetual loss-making, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, unveiled a new Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, a development that is generating dissent among stakeholders. Going by provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), NNPC had on July 1, 2022, legally transformed into a company that would be regulated under […]

Youth empowerment, key to ending insecurity – Group Ms May Ikokwu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Save Our Heritage Initiative, an NGO, on Friday called for empowerment of youths through skills acquisition to create wealth and end insecurity. Ikokwu made the call in an interview with the neewsmen on the occasion of the World Youth Skills […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday said that Nigeria had signed an agreement for the repatriation of 1,130 Benin bronzes from Berlin in Germany. Mohammed during inauguration of The Art Hotel in Lagos, said that the bronzes were looted from the ancient city of Benin in 1897, 125 years ago. […]

The Catholic Diocese of Zaria on Friday confirmed the passing of its pioneer Bishop, Most Rev. George Dodo at the age of 65. The Diocesan Vice Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Abraham Nake, who announced this in Zaria said Dodo died in the early hours of Friday following an illness. “While we enjoin all to pray for […]

The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Barkindo, is dead. Barkindo died late Tuesday. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, announced Barkindo’s death in a tweeted posted to his verified Twitter handle, @MKKyari, in the early hours of Wednesday. “We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi […]

Chattam House, a world-leading policy institute based in London, has praised the efforts of Nigeria and its military in making the Gulf of Guinea safer for operations. The Global think-tank gave the commendation on Wednesday in London during a meeting with the Nigeria Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.   Who was on […]

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has commended Airtel on the launch of its SmartCash Payment Service Bank (PSB) targeted at closing the financial inclusion gap in the rural areas. Osinbajo commended the telco on Thursday during the launch of Airtel SmartCash PSB at Victoria Island, Lagos. Osinbajo, who was represented by Maryam Uwais, the […]

Lagos is the second worst city to live in the world, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The city was only ahead of Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, which retained its place as least liveable city on the planet. Meanwhile, the Austrian capital Vienna made a comeback as the world’s […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. After visiting the site, he asked Nigerians to tolerate one another and embrace peace, his presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said via a statement. The remains of over 250,000 victims of the Kigali genocide were buried in the East African country in 1994 with […]